I put on a super-size VR headset to find out what it is like to be illiterate

Pearson, the education company, has pitched up a pop-up event space at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to raise awareness about the threat illiteracy poses to the global economy as part of its Project Literacy campaign it has convened on with other companies and charities.

Eric is an Emmy and Cannes Lion award-winning storyteller with 20 years of experience across multiple creative industries; film, television, visual effects, advertising and digital. Now in virtual reality.

Eric is based in LA, speaks everywhere, travels often — and one day plans to retire to the beaches of Brazil or the cafes of Copenhagen.